The writer varies syntax in the sentence by separating a related idea using parentheses.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Sherman Poppen is credited with inventing the snowboard (though many before him, including children and adults, have claimed to slide seamlessly down a hill while standing on a single flat surface), which allowed for the sport to take hold during the 1970s and 1980s.
How does the writer vary syntax in the sentence?
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• by using a simple sentence structure
• by using a comma splice for emphasis
• by separating a related idea using parentheses
• by separating two dependent clauses with a comma
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